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Catarroja Councillor Verdeguer Quits Following Sexual Assault Probe

Remaining on provisional release pending the court’s inquiry, Verdeguer will hand over his municipal duties to Vicente Ramón Escrig

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El concejal Miquel Verdeguer junto con la alcaldesa, Lorena Silvent.

Overview

  • Miquel Verdeguer Mesado formally resigned all municipal posts on August 8 in response to an ongoing judicial investigation.
  • He was arrested earlier this month by the Guardia Civil de Alfafar-Catarroja after a minor filed a complaint and was granted provisional release by Juzgado Número 3.
  • The case centers on allegations of sexual assault at a private April event and remains under judicial review.
  • Vicente Ramón Escrig, next on the PSPV-Compromís electoral list and husband of Mayor Lorena Silvent, has been designated to fill the vacant council seat.
  • The Ayuntamiento de Catarroja has pledged uninterrupted council functions under the PSPV-Compromís coalition, and the Partido Popular is calling for greater transparency.